It's BAAAAAAAAAAACK!
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It's BAAAAAAAAAAACK!
It had been years. I thought I was safe. Then this morning I turned on the TV and there it was. LandRider! I was mesmorized as a girl on a 'LandRider' sailed up a hill while a roadbike struggled. And the little old lady that said she had to 'STOP' to shift gears was so convincing. And the fat Cop who said he might bike up to 25miles (woweee) on a shift. And then they scared me with downtube shifters from an 80's roadbike. And the price was only $400+SH=$500+- and that included the suspension forks, suspension seatpost and autoshift and adjustable stem.
I'm terrified to ride a normal bike, Please Help!
I'm terrified to ride a normal bike, Please Help!
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its a gimmick any bike that would shift with out me telling it to would piss me off.
i'd be terrified to ride a landrider. imagine standing up on it and it decides to shift and you go over the handlebars. its a good bike if you want some intimate time kissing the concrete.
i'd be terrified to ride a landrider. imagine standing up on it and it decides to shift and you go over the handlebars. its a good bike if you want some intimate time kissing the concrete.
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I can't believe anyone that would post on these forums would actually watch that entire infomercial. That must have been very painful.
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It is a whole yin and yang thing...
Sometimes we need to experience suffering so that we can appreciate what we have.
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True. Someone brought a LR into our shop last spring/summer and said the shifting wasn't working correctly. We told him to contact LR and sent him on his way.
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It's basically a Wallymart quality bike that has some sliding weights on the rear wheel that slide outward as you ride faster and move the rear derailleur. It saves you from the horrible bother and the excruciating torture of moving the shifter a click.
Along the same lines (answers to questions that nobody asked) I had a lawyer/customer who had acquired a warehouse full of 2 wheel drive bikes. They were department store quality bikes that had a flexible coupling that connected the front and rear wheels. He actually brought one in the box to my store (when I wasn't in) to assemble and display on my floor. When he wouldn't return my several phone calls, I threw it in the dumpster. A couple of months later he asked about it and wouldn't believe that I just threw it away. He got real mad.
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Along the same lines (answers to questions that nobody asked) I had a lawyer/customer who had acquired a warehouse full of 2 wheel drive bikes. They were department store quality bikes that had a flexible coupling that connected the front and rear wheels. He actually brought one in the box to my store (when I wasn't in) to assemble and display on my floor. When he wouldn't return my several phone calls, I threw it in the dumpster. A couple of months later he asked about it and wouldn't believe that I just threw it away. He got real mad.
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I think that he thought I had sold it to somebody and kept the money.
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For those who wish to experience this bike first-hand:
https://austin.craigslist.org/bik/648805744.html
https://austin.craigslist.org/bik/648805744.html
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For those who wish to experience this bike first-hand:
https://austin.craigslist.org/bik/648805744.html
https://austin.craigslist.org/bik/648805744.html
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It always amazes me the ways people try to "improve" bicycle design...
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True that, we don't, won't, not even with green eggs and ham.
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Through the years, there has been a 2-wheel-drive motorcycle available, although I forget the name of it. I understand with normal off-roading on a motorcycle, you go up steep grades using lots of power and spinning. With the 2-wheel driver version, you can go up slowly. Different way to accomplish similar results.
I've wondered why someone didn't do this on a bike, and didn't realize someone had. It would have very little practical benefit, but would still be cool to have if done well.
I've wondered why someone didn't do this on a bike, and didn't realize someone had. It would have very little practical benefit, but would still be cool to have if done well.
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Through the years, there has been a 2-wheel-drive motorcycle available, although I forget the name of it. I understand with normal off-roading on a motorcycle, you go up steep grades using lots of power and spinning. With the 2-wheel driver version, you can go up slowly. Different way to accomplish similar results.
I've wondered why someone didn't do this on a bike, and didn't realize someone had. It would have very little practical benefit, but would still be cool to have if done well.
I've wondered why someone didn't do this on a bike, and didn't realize someone had. It would have very little practical benefit, but would still be cool to have if done well.
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Back to the original post, I just noticed a "LandRider Autoshift Bike" ad on the right margin of my BF screen. Cool!